General Atomics, the company that builds the electromagnetic aircraft launch system for the Ford-class carriers, said Trumpās decision to revert to steam āwarrants careful reconsiderationā. The company told the Journal its work on the new ship is nearly 50% complete and āchanging course now would introduce significant cost, schedule, and integration risksā.
Senator Mark Kelly, an Arizona Democrat and a former astronaut, was more blunt in his reaction to the news.
āIāve launched off the front of aircraft carriers hundreds of times, have a Masterās degree in aeronautical engineering, and am a test pilot and even I wouldnāt suggest to the Navy how to engineer specific systems on its ships,ā Kelly wrote on social media. āDonald Trump should stick to what he knows best ā ballrooms, bankruptcy, and bullshit.ā
I can already see the malicious compliance gears in motion:
āYes, sir!ā
The Naval CNO creates a project, codename āOuroborosā. With the stated goal of replacing EMALS with steam. The project is assigned to whichever Colonel is on the shit list who is tasked with the feasibility study and creating the RFI.
3 years later
The whole thing is shit-canned by the next President.
We can only hope.
Stall it with bureaucracy